The four-foot-by-four-foot hole was discovered Monday in Palm Beach County, in Florida, just west of one the resort's entrances.

'It appears to be in the vicinity of the newly installed water main. West Palm Beach Utilities distribution crews have secured the area and will most likely need to do some exploratory excavation today,' a traffic alert said.

A sinkhole (pictured) has opened on the road just outside President Donald Trump's luxury Mar-a-Lago resort

The four by four ft hole was spotted on Monday in Palm Beach County, in Florida, just west of one the resort's entrances - and workmen have since cordoned the area off

But Twitter users have joked it is a sign from an 'increasingly irritated god', while others joked the president was finally 'draining the swamp'

It does not appear to pose a threat to Trump's Florida resort.

But many have seized upon the sinkhole as a chance to make a joke at the president's expense.

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Countless Twitter users joked the sinkhole was an act of an 'increasingly irritated' god, while many pointed out that the hole opened up at roughly the same time that Trump was pictured touching the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.

Others joked that Trump was finally 'draining the swamp' while some appeared to be cheering on the sinkhole in hopes that Mar-a-Lago could disappear down it.

Workers were spotted doing repairs on the sinkhole on Southern Boulevard, outside Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach

'It appears to be in the vicinity of the newly installed water main. West Palm Beach Utilities distribution crews have secured the area and will most likely need to do some exploratory excavation today,' a traffic alert said

The hole was big enough for one of the construction workers to climb inside while their colleagues cleared the rubble

The hole can be seen on the Southern Blvd in Palm Beach, close to one of the entrances to Mar-a-Lago

Trump has visited Mar-a-Lago seven times since becoming president - spending $600,000 each time just on air travel to and from the resort aboard Air Force One.

Two of the President's recent weekend trips to the 'Winter White House' cost taxpayers more than $1.2million, and that's just for air travel.

New documents released Thursday by the conservative group Judicial Watch are some of the first to put a price tag on Trump's frequent visits to Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, club.

These numbers reflect only the costs associated with the president's plane, Air Force One.

Not included in the reports are any of the expenses for Secret Service protection or support vehicles provided by the Department of Defense, suggesting that the grand total is significantly higher.

Trump bought the club for $10 million in 1985 and has spent tens of millions on improvements. Each of the 500 members pays $14,000 annually in dues. The initiation fee was recently doubled to $200,000.

Mar-a-Lago is now closed for the summer and Trump is on a nine-day trip that began in the Middle East and will end in Italy

Trump (with Chinese President Xi Jinping (R at the Mar-a-Lago estate in April) has visited Mar-a-Lago seven times since becoming president - spending $600,000 each time just on air travel to and from the resort aboard Air Force One

Two of the President's recent weekend trips to the 'Winter White House' (pictured in February) cost taxpayers more than $1.2million, and that's just for air travel

Trump bought the club for $10 million in 1985 and has spent tens of millions on improvements. Each of the 500 members pays $14,000 annually in dues

Mar-a-Lago is now closed for the summer and Trump is on a nine-day trip that began in the Middle East and will end in Italy.

It is not clear what caused the sinkhole to open up outside Mar-a-Lago over the weekend although a traffic alert notes it is near a new waterpipe.

A range of factors - natural and man-induced - can trigger a sinkhole collapse, but some people are more at risk depending on the type of rock underneath them.

They often occur when rocks made of chalk, limestone or the mineral gypsum are dissolved by acidic rainwater, which explains their prevalence in recent weeks.

Leaking drainage pipes, burst water mains, irrigation, or even the act of emptying a swimming pool, are also examples.